MINERS SAV. BANK OF PITTSTON v. UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

November 16, 1945

MINERS SAV. BANK OF PITTSTON, PA.,
v.
UNITED STATES

The opinion of the court was delivered by: WATSON

On August 20, 1945, the Miners Savings Bank of Pittston, Pennsylvania, the plaintiff herein, filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, a bill in equity against the United States of America as defendant seeking to remove a cloud on title to real estate situate in the City of Pittston. The bill was duly served on the same day.

The suit was brought in the State Court under the authority of the Act of Congress, 28 U.S.C.A. § 901, by which Act the consent of the United States was given to be named a party in a suit to quiet title, and in which the procedure was set forth.

On September 21, 1945, thirty-two days after service a judgment for the plaintiff was entered in the State Court for want of an appearance and answer.

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